2009-05-14 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson39 Writing the Name Backwards
The other day a man named William Smith went to a police station． He wanted to get a license to drive a car．Behind the desk in the police station sat a police ca

2009-05-14 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson40 Depression
Everyone wants to be happy， but many things happen in our lives to make us sad． Our favourite pets can die， we can do poorly at school， close friends can move out of town． Wh

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Lesson38 The Metric System
People in many countries use kilograms， centimetres， square meters， litres， and Celsius． These are all ways to measure things． They are all part of the metric system．

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Lesson37 Three Jokes
Joke 1
At my job as a dental receptionist， I answered the phone and noticed on the caller-ID screen that the incoming call was from an auto-repair shop． The man on the line be

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Lesson36 Protecting Our Beach
The other day I was taking a walk along the beach and I became very angry． I felt bad about the plastic bottles and wrappers that were tossed all over the sand． Rusty，

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Lesson35 Peanut Butter
Americans love to eat peanut butter， but what is it? It is a thick，creamy paste． You buy it in a jar at the grocery store． Manufacturers roast peanuts and take off the skin

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Lesson34 Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States． He was born in Kentucky in 1809． His family was very poor． When Lincoln was a boy， he worked on his fami

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Lesson33 Time
To realize the value of ONE YEAR，
Ask the student who has failed a class．
To realize the value of ONE MONTH，
Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby．
To realize the valu

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Lesson32 Life in the City and Country
Sam and Mabel Brown wish they lived on a farm． If they had a farm， they could raise animals and produce their own food． It is hard work， but Mr． and Mrs． B

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Lesson30 The Moon in the Well
A well is a hole in the ground． There is water at the bottom． To get the water we turn a handle． This lets a bucket go down the well and into the water． Then we turn

2009-05-13 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson31 Being Brave
It was five o'clock in the afternoon． Barney had just had his hair cut at the barber shop when Fred came running up to him． Fred was out of breath and looked worried． He had

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Lesson29 Popcorn
All corn does not pop． A seed of corn must have 14% water in it to pop． Other kinds of corn have less water and do not pop． When you heat a seed of corn， the water inside makes t

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Lesson27 Learning To Understand Art
Last week I went to an exhibition of paintings at the Tate Gallery in London． I'm not really a great art lover but I'd read some good reviews of the exhibition

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Lesson28 Three Jokes
Joke 1
I sold an item through eBay but it got lost in the mail， so I stopped by my local post office and asked them to track it down． “It's not that simple，” the clerk rep

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Lesson25 Help Out
Yesterday morning John was working at the bookshop when he heard a loud noise． He looked out the window and saw something frightening． A large bus had just crashed into a truck．

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Lesson26 The First Stamp
Have you ever mailed letters to your friends? If so， you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them． So how did people receive letters before stamps were inve

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Lesson24 Halloween
Halloween is a strange holiday． It started several centuries ago in Europe． It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”． At that time November 1st was called “All Sai

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Lesson22 Attitudes to Work
Anne Jones has been working at the City Bank for two years． Her boss is Mr.． Bascomb． She thinks he is a difficult man， and doesn't like working for him． Anne hates t

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Lesson23 The Indian Who Could Foretell the Weather
Two men were traveling in a wild and lonely part of America．For days they had not even seen a house， only a few huts made of wood， or tents made

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Lesson21 Body Language
Americans feel that physical contact can be important in breaking down barriers between people． Such physical acts as hugging， shaking hands and kissing in public are seen as

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Lesson20 The Lost Ring
One day a man went home to his wife and said， “I have bought something for you!” “Oh， thank you!” said his wife． “What have you bought?”“I have bought a gold ring． H

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Lesson19 What Is Life?
What is life?
Life is a gift — accept it．
Life is a struggle — face it．
Life is a song — sing it．
Life is an adventure — dare it．
Life is beauty — praise it．
Li

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Lesson18 The International Space Station: A World Project
Scientists have built an exciting project 270 miles into space． Sixteen countries from all around the world worked together to plan and cons

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Lesson17 Umbrellas
The umbrella is a very ordinary object． It keeps the rain in bad weather and the sun off in good． Most umbrellas fold up，so it's easy to carry them．
However， the umbrella di

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Lesson16 Believe That You Will Succeed
Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States． The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old． In his teens， he had